Yours and Owls
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Yours and Owls | |
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Genre | Australian, Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Hip-hop, Electronic |
Dates | October |
Location(s) | Wollongong, New South Wales[1] |
Years active | 2010–present |
Yours and Owls is a brand and annual music festival that is held in Wollongong, Australia. It originally started as a coffee shop, then a gallery and restaurant space, then a music venue, then pop-up gigs, a record label, and now holds an annual music festival.[2] in addition to events throughout the year in local venues.
Awards and nominations[]
National Live Music Awards[]
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2018[3][4] | Yours and Owls | Best Live Music Festival or Event | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2019[5][6] | Yours and Owls | NSW Live Event of the Year | Won |
National Live Music Awards of 2020[7] | Yours and Owls | Best Live Music Festival or Event | Nominated |
Lineups year by year[]
2014[]
- Bootleg Rascal
- Dune Rats
- The Griswolds
- Hockey Dad
- High-tails
- Lyall Moloney
- The Owls
- Owl Trivia DJs
- Safia (band)
- Step-Panther DJs
- Sticky Fingers (band)
2015[]
- The Preatures
- Cloud Control
- The Rubens
- Gang Of Youths
- Saskwatch
- The Smith Street Band
- Ash Grunwald
- Bahamas
- Salmonella Dub Soundsystem
- Shining Bird
- The Pinheads
2016[]
- Antwon (USA)
- Ball Park Music
- Bec Sandridge
- The Belligerants
- Big Scary
- Black Mountain (CAN)
- Bleached (USA)
- Chastity Belt (USA)
- Client Liaison
- The Coathangers (USA)
- Cog
- DMA's
- The Hard Aches
- Hermitude
- Hockey Dad
- Horror My Friend
- The Jezabels
- Kilter
- KLP
- Ladyhawke (NZ)
- Little May
- The Living End
- Nicole Millar
- Pagan
- Pinheads
- PUP (CAN)
- Remi
- Sampa the Great
- Skeggs
- Shining Bird
- The Sonics (USA)
- Stonefield
- TEES
- Thelma Plum
- Tired Lion
- Tkay Maidza
- Totally Unicorn
- Vera Blue
2017[]
- At The Drive In (US)
- The Presets
- Illy (rapper)
- Dune Rats
- Allday
- Northlane
- Safia (band)
- The Preatures
- Bad Dreems
- A.B. Original
- Alex Lahey
- Ali Barter
- AJJ (band) (US)
- City Calm Down
- Confidence Man (band)
- Cosmo's Midnight
- Crooked Colours
- Easy Life
- Holy Holy (Australian band)
- Le Butcherettes (US)
- Montaigne
- Northeast Party House
- Sorority Noise (US)
- The Orwells (US)
- Trophy Eyes
- Bec Sandridge
- Cash Savage and the Last Drinks
- Donny Benet Showband
- Electric Wire Hustle (NZ)
- Ghost Wave
- Gold Class – CANCELLED
- Ivan Ooze (rapper)
- Major Leagues – CANCELLED
- Moonbase
- The Pinheads
- Horror My Friend
- Ruby Fields
- Slum Sociable
- TEES
- Totally Unicorn
- Wavves
- Rad Stage
- Archy Punker
- Body Type
- Break A Leg
- Good Boy
- Hoon
- Jacob
- Los Pintar
- Los Tones
- Love Buzz
- RAAVE TAPES
- Raised as Wolves
- S M Jenkins
- Sub Tribe
- Sun Sap
- The Nah
- Totty
- Tyne-James Organ
- White Blanks
- BF5: Das Schmeltz Haus Stage
- Andy Garvey
- Ariane
- Elodie
- Jamie Blanco
- Jon Watts
- Jozef Connor & Albert Hunt
- Kato
- Massive Marbo & The Battered Sav
- Pals
- Paul Jextra
- Ravespewtin
- Sam Weston
- Simon Caldwell
- Somersault
- Stamp Daddy & Space Gas
2018[]
- Angus & Julia Stone
- Peking Duk
- Alison Wonderland
- The Jungle Giants
- Methyl Ethel
- Ocean Alley
- Hockey Dad
- D.D Dumbo
- Middle Kids
- Cub Sport
- Alex the Astronaut
- Alice Ivy
- Big White
- BOYTOY (USA)
- Dear Seattle
- Destroyer (CAN)
- Didirri
- E^ST
- Fritz
- Hellions
- Jack River
- Johnny Hunter
- Liars (USA)
- Listenr (USA)
- Luca Brasi
- Maddy Jane
- Mallrat
- Mere Women
- Mezko
- Moaning Lisa
- Nyxen
- Obscura Hail
- Pist Idiots
- Polaris
- Press Club
- Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
- Sarah Blasko
- Step-Panther
- Stonefield (band)
- Tiny Little Houses
- Touch Sensitive (producer)
- Tropical Fuck Storm
- Tumbleweed (band)
- Yahtzel (Live)
- You Beauty
- DAS SCHMELTHAUS STAGE
- ADI TOOHEY
- AYEBATONYE
- CARLA URIATE
- CHELSEYDAGGER
- DELICIOUS CITRUS & AL GORES RHYTHM
- JEALOUSING
- LANCELOT
- LEX DELUXE
- PARKSIDE
- ROZA TERENZI
- THE DOLLAR BIN DARLINGS
- TONI YOTZI
- TORNADO WALLACE
- UNKNOWN ASSOCIATES
- THE LOCAL Stage
- ASTROPHYSICAL MASER
- BIKE PARK GALLERY
- CORTEX JOURNAL
- DUZI CUATRO
- ENOUGH SAID SLAM POETRY
- HIDDEN HARVEST
- JACUZZI STU
- OVUHM
- PRIDE TIDE
- QUEER SPACE
- SANDWICH PRESS ZINES
- STRAWBERRY VISIONS
2019[]
- Amy Shark
- Courtney Barnett
- Golden Features
- Hot Dub Time Machine
- Angie McMahon
- Love Fame Tragedy (UK)
- Meg Mac
- Ruel
- Skegss
- Slumberjack
- Sneaky Sound System
- Thundamentals
- Vera Blue
- Bad Dreems
- Baker Boy
- Bass Drum of Death (USA)
- Eves Karydas
- Frenzal Rhomb
- Fucked Up (CAN)
- Kwame (Australian rapper)
- Odette
- Waax (band)
- Yumi Zouma (NZ)
- The Beths (NZ)
- Blank Realm
- Ceres (band)
- The Delta Riggs
- Die! Die! Die! (NZ)
- Genesis Owusu
- Hatchie (musician)
- Kira Puru
- Ocean Grove (Australian band)
- The Pinheads
- Totally Unicorn
- West Thebarton
- Bugs
- Crocodylus
- Eliza & The Delusionals
- Georgia June
- The Lazy Suzans
- Low Life
- Murmurmur
- The Nights
- Pacific Avenue
- San Mei
- Special Local Guests
- Burn In Hell
- Chuparosa
- Dribs
- Ducy Muncs
- Fait Accompli
- Fika
- Friday Park
- Hopetown
- Husband Wants A Wife
- Ivori
- Legal Aliens
- Lemon Row
- Rukus
- Sam Allen
- Tapestry
- Tex
- The Bungalows
- The Fangin’ Felines
- The Hints
- Tuff Mustard
- Underplay
- 99scapegoast
2020[]
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Yours and Owls festival was moved from its usual October date to 2021.
Controversies[]
On April 21st 2021, Youtube comedian FriendlyJordies uploaded a video titled "Cancel Culture KILLS Artists (Yours and Owls)" that detailed their negative experience with Yours and Owls through a series of e-mails claiming that FriendlyJordies is racist to Aboriginals due to 'a couple of staff reacting to a tiktok video' of him, despite his views being in-line with the elders of the area in question. In the video, Jordies describes Yours and Owls as a 'hipster mafia' that has 'replicated the function of a tick' who, through majority control of venue management in Wollongong, have a stranglehold on artists and control who is and isn't allowed to operate in Wollongong with financial stability.[16] It currently has over 290,000 views and 22,000 likes.
References[]
- ^ "Get Ready To Hit The Coast, The 2019 Yours & Owls Festival Lineup Is Here". May 27, 2019.
- ^ Butler, Joshua (11 September 2014). "How Coffee Shop Became The Yours And Owls Brand/". illawarramercury.com.au.
- ^ "NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend". NLMA. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2018 NLMA". NLMA. December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!". NLMA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…". NLMA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Nominees announced for 2020 National Live Music Awards". NLMAs. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Yours & Owls 4th Birthday Party Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. July 23, 2014.
- ^ "Yours & Owls Festival 2015 Expands With New All Ages Day & Lineup". Music Feeds. August 4, 2015.
- ^ "The Yours & Owls 2016 Set Times Are Here". Music Feeds. September 15, 2016.
- ^ "The 2017 Yours & Owls Festival Set Times Are Here". Music Feeds. September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Yours & Owls Festival 2018 Set Times Announced". Music Feeds. September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Yours And Owls Festival 2019 Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Yours And Owls Festival Save The Date". abc.net.au. 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Yours Owls Festival Lineup 2019". tonedeaf. 27 May 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cancel Culture KILLS Artists (Yours and Owls). YouTube.
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